Protecting patient data in Europe – the dos and don’ts by PwC

Privacy, security and confidentiality are red hot topics in the healthcare sector. Sensitive personal data has to be kept safe from unauthorised access, misuse, corruption and loss. The law demands this, patients expect this, and the press are quick to publicise data leaks.

Stewart Room, a data protection expert at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal LLP,identifies and discusses the core legal framework for aforementioned topics in the UK and Europe, looking at how they are regulated and how the law treats breaches. He also outlines what organisations are required to do in practice to protect patient data.